I have a T3. I bought it instead of the T3i because I have no desire whatsoever to shoot video. That, and the flip out viewfinder are the main differences between the two, and I didn't feel I needed either. It's really not that bad of a camera. I find it has terrible noise at anything above ISO 400 or so. The color balance always seems a little off, even with custom white balance (which could be easier to set). I was initially very displeased with the image quality, but am much, much happier since ditching the kit lens and getting a Tamron 28-75 f2.8. There's a few things it doesn't do as far as I know, like controlling remote flashes (correct me if I'm wrong). And the AF points are a little rudimentary, I've gone to just using center point for everything and recomposing.
If you want to shoot video, or in low light, or need some more advanced features then it's not the camera for you. If you just need a good entry DSLR and can do without some of the more advanced features that I mentioned, it might be a good choice.